Also in Chicago's western suburbs, the western regional office of Atlanta-based Industrial Developments International has leased two buildings totaling 282,000 sq. ft. In Carol Stream, locally based Heads & Threads International LLC has leased 151,111 sq. ft. at Carol Stream Business Park. The local office of CB Richard Ellis represented IDI, while locally based NAI Hiffman represented Heads & Threads.

Not to be outdone, the downtown and suburban Chicago offices of Cushman & Wakefield have closed a pair of 100,000 sq. ft.-plus transactions. Cushman & Wakefield's suburban office represented Duke-Weeks in its lease of 100,560 sq. ft. in Bolingbrook, Ill., to Oak Brook, Ill.-based Elkay Manufacturing Corp. Locally based Epic/Savage represented Elkay, which is expanding in the Chicago area.